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Model Railroader February 2005 Vol 72 No 2
CONTENTS
6 From the Editor
What if?
8 News & Products
Hobby industry news and product announcements
18 Railway Post Office
Letters from our readers
22 Workin' on the Railroad
How to "grow" a mountain by Lionel Strang
28 Workshop
Easy upgrades improve a Trix HO NYC caboose
32 Coming Events
Upcoming shows, conventions, and meets
40 Step by Step
Operating principles: Moving freight and making names by David
Popp Online bonus
50 Allegheny Summer
Chessie steam roams the mountains of this HO layout set in 1947 by Andy Schnur
58 Sound advice
For better sound installations, take some tips from the manufacturers by Terry Thompson Online bonus
62 Big-city railroading in a small apartment room
This HO scale shelf layout provides hours of enjoyment by Howard Scodras
PROTOTYPE INFORMATION
66 Modelers' guide to passenger trucks
Accurate models start from the bottom up by Kevin J. Holland
72 Suburban station renovation
Turn an Atlas kit into a distinctive stop for your N, HO, or O layout by Tom Piccirillo
76 Track and rocks for the Turtle Creek
Part 2: How to lay track, build a bridge, and cast rocks by Jim Kelly
82 Detail N scale Santa Fe Pas
Revised fittings and weathering add realism to passenger Alcos by Bill Pearce
86 Paint like an expert
An experienced modeler shares painting and decaling secrets by Kathleen Renninger
94 DCC Corner
Locomotive lighting effects by Mike Polsgrove
98 Product Reviews
SD7OMAC in HO from Athearn Online bonus
Walthers HO scale heavyweight Pullman sleeper Milwaukee Road boxcar in HO from Rib Side ... and more
106 MR Sweepstakes Rules
108 Trains of Thought
Expanding the scope of prototype modeling by Tony Koester
112 Trackside Photos
129 Index of Advertisers
130 Model Railroading is Fun
A light look at news about our hobby by David Popp
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